Pictograms
Can you understand these Olympic pictograms?
People from around the world attend the Olympics. But many visitors cannot understand the local language.
For the 1964 Tokyo Olympics,/the design team used these simple signs/for the first time. Everyone understood their meanings. As a result,/we will see pictograms/at every Olympics.
Pictograms are an excellent means/of communication. But designing a clear one is difficult.
Designers discuss many things. They carefully select the shape and color. They want an illustration/with an obvious meaning.
Good pictograms are universal, simple and memorable. Do you remember seeing any pictograms around you/recently?
The important thing is understanding the meaning/of a pictogram. For example,/a traditional Japanese hot spring sign/looks like soup/to many visitors from abroad. By adding three people,/the meaning suddenly becomes clear. They are taking a hot spring bath. More people understand the new pictogram.
What do you think about this change?
Can you understand these Olympic pictograms?
People from around the world attend the Olympics. But many visitors cannot understand the local language.
For the 1964 Tokyo Olympics,/the design team used these simple signs/for the first time. Everyone understood their meanings. As a result,/we will see pictograms/at every Olympics.
Pictograms are an excellent means/of communication. But designing a clear one is difficult.
Designers discuss many things. They carefully select the shape and color. They want an illustration/with an obvious meaning.
Good pictograms are universal, simple and memorable. Do you remember seeing any pictograms around you/recently?
The important thing is understanding the meaning/of a pictogram. For example,/a traditional Japanese hot spring sign/looks like soup/to many visitors from abroad. By adding three people,/the meaning suddenly becomes clear. They are taking a hot spring bath. More people understand the new pictogram.
What do you think about this change?